ROAD behaviour was positive across the weekend in the Southern Grampians, with the Hamilton Highway Patrol unit nabbing just one impaired driver through its long weekend road safety operation. Across the state, Victoria Police ran Operation Scoreboard across the AFL Grand Final long weekend, with a focus on tackling the five major causes of road […]

THE 2021 Cavendish Fleece and Flower Show has been cancelled for the second year in a row due to COVID-19. This year’s show was to be a two-day event on November 12-13 with a free barbeque, dinner, and auction on the Friday night, before the inaugural Red Gum Festival Spring Market on Saturday. 

WITH the release of the roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions last week by the State Government, the local tourism industry said it was still grappling with limitations that made life hard for operators and was disappointed the local region was overlooked for the possibility of opening up earlier. In addition to the roadmap, the State […]

LIKE all community sport, local boxing has faced a tough last five months suffering a huge blow when the Victorian Titles and Australian Titles were both cancelled for the second consecutive year.

THE Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) made the tough decision to call the Sunday junior competitions off last Thursday after it was made clear through the roadmap that community sport was still a long way before resumption.

SILENT Command and Horsham based apprentice, Tatum Bull scored a strong win in Friday’s 2021 Coleraine Cup, making it back-to-back cup successes for the seven-year-old gelding.

A PORT Fairy author has been shortlisted for a prestigious historical fiction national book award and a $50,000 prize, with the winner to be announced next month.

HAMILTON’S streets are expected to be filled with classic motorcycles and cars in November, as the Victorian chapter of the Knights Motorcycle Club hosts a fundraiser for Western District Health Service’s MRI appeal.

HAMILTON man, Ken Moore has donated $30,000 towards much needed rehab and physio equipment for the Western District Health Service (WDHS), helping the hospital to best support its patients.

HAMILTON looks likely to escape its COVID-19 scare unscathed, with no cases detected following the identification of 11 exposure sites in town last week, but Western District Health Service has encouraged the community to remain vigilant.